Become a Committee Member
Are you interested in participating in your local government? The City of Essex Junction has the following opportunities for community members to help support, advise, and guide our municipality. Applicants must be residents of the City of Essex Junction. All positions receive a $50 per meeting stipend. For more information on the boards, commissions, and committees, visit their webpages under the Boards and Meetings drop-down menu or view our episode of Junction City News, where we discuss these openings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR0AXrIAgos&list=PLljLFn4BZd2MQKUXElcV7-PSuuZrZQgPT&index=25.
To apply for an open position, please fill out the application below. Once we receive your application, we will contact you to schedule an interview with the City Council.
Current Opportunities
Updated: June 9, 2026
Brownell Library Trustee
Number of Openings: 1
Role: Brownell Library Trustees provide leadership, policy-setting and planning for the library. Five elected and five permanent board members serve as one body. This opening will fill a vacancy until the next election in March 2027.
Meeting Frequency: 1x/Month
Term Length: now until March 2027
Development Review Board
Number of Openings: 1 plus Alternates
Role: The Development Review Board (DRB) has legally binding authority over building and development projects in Essex Junction. The Essex Junction City Council appoints the five-member Board to three-year terms. The DRB approves or denies applications for development projects by interpreting and applying the rules spelled out in Essex Junction’s Land Development Code, zoning regulations, and Comprehensive Plan. The DRB also settles appeals from builders, developers, and property owners of decisions made by the Essex Junction Zoning Administrator regarding requests for variances from zoning and land use regulations.
Development Review Board meetings are considered ‘quasi-judicial hearings,’ similar to court proceedings, and the DRB’s decisions are expected to be narrowly focused and well-reasoned. The Essex Junction staff provides technical and legal assistance to the DRB, but members must be able to competently interpret and apply the logic and reasoning of Essex Junction’s Land Development Code and other applicable regulations.
Meeting Frequency: 1x/Month
Term Length: 3-Year Term
Police Community Advisory Board
Number of Openings: 1
Role: As an independent board, the PCAB’s purpose is to facilitate communication between the Essex Junction community and the Essex Police Department (EPD) and provide feedback and support to the EPD on strategies and policy, especially around issues of equity. Central to this stated purpose is an emphasis on ensuring the voices and needs of systemically marginalized, disenfranchised and oppressed members of the community are heard with regard to public safety. The PCAB includes 3 residents from the City of Essex Junction.
Meeting Frequency: 1x/Month
Term Length: 3-Year Term
Recreation Advisory Committee
Number of Openings: 5
Role: This Committee shall serve as the liaison between the community of Essex Junction and Essex Junction Recreation and Parks, and will review, recommend, and influence aspects of EJRP; including, but not limited to: programs, park and facility needs, and strategic, capital, and financial planning. Recreation Advisory Committee members will assist at recreation-related community events and seek to engage and involve other community volunteers. Youth ages 13-17, as of July 1, are encouraged to apply.
Meeting Frequency: Bi-Monthly on even Months
Term Length: 2-Year Term
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